هذيthis العَزيمةُthe resolve لمَّاwhen طارَtook flight طائِرُهاits bird
هذي العَزيمةُ لمَّا طارَ طائِرُها
خلَّىleft behind بِثَوْرتِهin its surge كلَّall الوُجوداتِexistent things
خلَّى بِثَوْرتِه كلَّ الوُجوداتِ
This resolve, when its bird took flight,
When her resolve took flight
left all forms of existence behind in its surge.
It left behind a trail of awakened souls
وراحَand it went forth والهِمَّةُand aspiration العلياءُlofty تدْفَعُهُdrives it
وراحَ والهِمَّةُ العلياءُ تدْفَعُهُ
عنaway from الوُجودِexistence إلىtoward ربِّLord of السَّمواتِthe heavens
عن الوُجودِ إلى ربِّ السَّمواتِ
And it went forth, with lofty aspiration driving it
On it went, lofty aspiration propelling it
away from existence toward the Lord of the heavens.
From existence towards the Lord of the heavens
كُلُّall الحوادثِcontingent things لوif حقَّقْتَهاyou discern their reality عدمٌnothingness
كُلُّ الحوادثِ لو حقَّقْتَها عدمٌ
فاسْتحكِمِso master الأمرَthe matter فيin نفْيٍnegation وإثْباتِand affirmation
فاسْتحكِمِ الأمرَ في نفْيٍ وإثْباتِ
All contingent things, if you discern their reality, are nothingness.
If you deny all events their being
So master the matter of negation and affirmation.
Then grasp the matter firmly, denying and affirming
وخُذْand take لِقلبِكَfor your heart دَرْباًa path لاnot تُغالُyou are waylaid بهِon it
وخُذْ لِقلبِكَ دَرْباً لا تُغالُ بهِ
وارفعَand raise إلىto الذَّوقِspiritual taste أسرارَthe secrets الإشاراتِthe allusions
وارفعَ إلى الذَّوقِ أسرارَ الإشاراتِ
And take for your heart a path on which you will not be waylaid.
Take for your heart a path on which you'll not go astray
And raise the secrets of the allusions to spiritual tasting.
And raise to discernment the mysteries of hints
وكنْand be معَwith اللهِGod لاdo not تبغِseek السِّوىanything other than Him بدلاًas a substitute
وكنْ معَ اللهِ لا تبغِ السِّوى بدلاً
بِعَبرةٍwith a tear أصلحَتْhealed سُقْمَthe sickness العِباراتِverbal expressions
بِعَبرةٍ أصلحَتْ سُقْمَ العِباراتِ
And be with God; seek no other as a substitute,
With God be, seek no other in His stead
with a tear that healed the sickness of words.
With a moral that cured the sickness of expressions
إشارةٌan allusion تَجْتليreveals بُشرىglad tidings إِذاwhen ثَبتتْit holds true
إشارةٌ تَجْتلي بُشرى إِذا ثَبتتْ
إنَّindeed الإشاراتِthe allusions أبوابُgates البشاراتِglad tidings
إنَّ الإشاراتِ أبوابُ البشاراتِ
An allusion reveals glad tidings when it holds true.
A hint that gives glad tidings, when understood
Indeed, allusions are the gates of glad tidings.
Hints are indeed the gates to good news
Sol 6.1